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No. 580,024 STBREOSGOPB,

k Patented Apr' 6 1897 muumlmlu i uw w 1 l M Iii' im i UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD R. 'VIIITING, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

STEREOSCOPE.

4iIEECIFICA.'.I`I01\T forming part of Letters Patent No. 580,024, datedApril 6, 1897.

Application filed June 26, 1896.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD R. VHITING, residing at Indianapolis, in thecounty of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented a new and ImprovedStereoscope, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to stereoscopes and more particularlyto a combination stereoscope and view-holder.

Heretofore a stereoscope has been held either in the hand or supportedupon a standard and the views placed within the holder one at a time andremoved after each sight thereof. rlhis arrangement necessitated keepingthe views in a separate position, and this resulted either in losing theviews or they soon became damaged and soiled.

N ow the object of my invention is to avoid all these objections andprovide a neat and compact device which shall contain all of the viewsand likewise the stereoscope, which device can be opened and set up forthe purpose of exhibiting the views, and as each view is looked at it isremoved and placed at the back of the series within the holder, so thatthe views will always appear in regular order or rotation.

Another object of my invention is to provide a folding box which shallbe exceedingly neat and compact and also arrange the stereoscope in sucha manner that it can also be folded when not in use and rest within thebox when closed.

Vith these various objects in view my invention consists of a box madein two sections hinged together, one part of said box being adapted toreceive and hold the views, the stereoscope being hinged to the othersection and adapted to fold upon the first-mentioned section, and meansfor holding the said sections in their proper position, either opened orclosed.

Myinvention consists also in certain details of construction andnovelties of combination, all of which will be fully describedhereinafter and pointed ont in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure l is a viewshowing the device set up ready for use. Fig. 2 is a view showing thedevice closed when not in use. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudial sectionof the Serial No. 597,063. (No model device as shown in Fig. l. Fig. tis a similar view as shown in Fig. 2. v

In carrying out my invention I employ a box which is composed of asection A, closed at one end, opened at the opposite end, and the sidesadjacent to the opened end are cut away, as shown at A2.

The top section B of the box has very narrow sides B' for the greaterportion of its length, and adjacent to the cutaway sides of the sectionA said sides extend upward, as most clearly shown at B2, the said topbeing hinged to the section A at C, so that said top can be folded downin line with the bottom of the box, as most clearly shown in Fig. l.

The stereoscope-hood D is hinged to the outer end of the top, and thedivision-board E is also hinged to said top and is adapted to folddownward when not in use.

A supporting-piece F is hinged to one corner of the box and adapted tofold down and support the device in a proper position for exhibition,said supporting-piece being held in position by a brace G, pivoted tothe box A and having a notch at its outer end which engages the pin IIon the supporting-piece F.

The views I are contained within the box A, a division-piece orpartition K being arranged within the box, against which the rearmostview rests.

A view-holder L, integral with partition, slides upon the top whenfolded outwardly, said holder being constructed in any suitable mannerto hold the view and provided with a suitable member lll for movingbackward and forward, and also provided with a tongue M', adapted toengage one of the series of notches N2 made in the bottom, whereby theview-holder is held in the proper position after being once adjusted.

The selection of views are arranged within the box A, and after thedevice is set up, as shown in Fig. l, and the holder adjusted the viewat the front is placed within the holder and looked at as long asdesired. This view is then removed and placed at the back of the seriesand the next view at the front placed in the holder. This is continueduntil the entire series have been viewed.

Then it is desired to fold the instrument, the division-board is iirstturned down and IOO the stereoscope-hood thrown upward. The top of thebox is then folded over the stereoscope-hood, passing down to the rearof the series of views and back of the partition. The side portions-ofthe top are of sufficient height to accommodate the division-board, andafter the top is folded down upon the box the supporting-piece is turnedup against the end, completing the end of the box, as it Will beunderstood that the top adjacent to the end of the box is also opened,and this supportingpiece after being turned up into this position (shownin Fig. 2) is secured by means of the brace, thereby locking the boxclosed.

It Will thus be seen that I provide an exceedingly cheap and simplecontrivance which can be opened or closed at will and will constitute atall times a complete stereoscope and view-holder.

Thedevice is exceedingly compact, being about eight inches in length,seven and onehalf inches in Width, and four and one-half inches indepth, and presents a neat and attractive appearance in either acombined or closed position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with the box opened at one end, of a cover openedalso at one end and hinged to the opened end of the box, thestereoscope-hood attached to lthe outer end of the cover, and a combinedend board and sup port hinged to the end of the box and adapted to closethe opened end of said box and cover when the same is folded or closed,substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination with the box opened at one end, of the cover openedalso at one end and hinged to saidopened end, the stereoscope-hoodhinged to the outer end of said cover, the division-board hinged also tosaid cover, the combined end board and support hinged to the end of thebox and adapted to close the opened end of said box and to cover thesame When folded or closed and the brace for holding said board inproper position, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination with the box opened at position, substantially asshown and de-A scribed. Y

RICHARD R. WHITING. Witnesses:

CALEB S. DENNY,

WILLIAM W. LoWRY.

